This is a two-part discussion. Part I is a “discussion primer” and begins before the guest discussion. Part II is the online discussion with Guest Participants.
General Overview
Join the Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List to explore development, design, and facilitation considerations and implications with online and blended models of professional development. Subscribers will have the opportunity to view a Pod cast of the face-to-face panel discussion at the AALPD PreConference at COABE, interact with panelists and additional guests online, and plan next steps.
Part I: Discussion Primer - What’s Available in Online Professional Development?”
When: May 7-13, 2007
Join the list to share your state or organization’ s initiatives in providing online professional development, or to learn what is available to you in online professional development, any costs involved, whether credits (CEUs) are available, and more.
Part II: Guest Discussion - “Going the Distance: Online and Blended Models of Sustained Professional Development”
When: May 14 – 21, 2007
Join the list to participate in a guest discussion of online and blended professional development and professional development- at-a-distance.
Topics include (but are not limited to):
Teachers and Administrators:
Sharing qualities that attract practitioners to online and blended professional development and offering recommendations for designers/developer s;
Browsing online courses/tools from various providers and interacting with online course facilitators;
Discussing considerations in selecting online professional development and supporting participation;
Designers and Developers:
Sharing strategies and considerations for online and blended professional development and professional development- at-a-distance;
Examining ways to blend technology tools and other design implications to enhance professional development;
Exploring strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of online and blended models;
Online Facilitators (DE Teachers, Professional Developers, List Moderators):
Considering what skills and qualities make a good online presenter/trainer;
Sharing practical techniques, including facilitating interactivity and improving teacher retention;
All:
Discussing quality considerations specific to the online environment; and
Developing action agendas as individuals, teams, or as a field to advance online and blended professional development opportunities.
This discussion will build and expand upon issues explored in the recent AALPD PreConference at COABE, “Exploring the Potential for Online Professional Development.” http://www.aalpd. org/training/ 2007coabepreconf erence_agenda. html
GUESTS
Marie Cora ~ Adult Education Consultant
Barbara (Bee) Dieu ~ Teacher and Coordinator, Franco-Brazilian secondary school, Sao Paulo; TESOL EVO
Kristine Marane Góngora ~ Instructional Designer, ProLiteracy Worldwide
Dr. Dafne González ~ Full Professor, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela; TESOL EVO
Crystal Hack ~ GED-i Coordinator, Center for the Application of Information Technologies (CAIT), Western Illinois University
Dr. Elizabeth Hanson-Smith ~ Professor Emeritus at CSU, Sacramento; TESOL EVO
Debra L. Hargrove, Ed.D. ~ Coordinator Florida TechNet
Noreen S. Lopez ~ Adult Education Consultant
Susan Ohlsen ~ Project Manager, ProLiteracy America, Verizon Literacy Network
Dr. Leslie Petty ~ Associate Director, Project IDEAL, University of Michigan
Tim Ponder ~ Ohio Literacy Resource Center (OLRC)
Sharon Reynolds ~ Coordinator, Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Lynda Terrill ~ Technical Assistance and Web Coordinator, Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC
Marian Thacher ~ Director, Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN)
National Institute for Literacy
Adult Literacy Professional Development mailing list
ProfessionalDevelop ment@nifl. gov
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Going the Distance: Online and Blended Models of Sustained Professional Development
Where held: The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List
Discussion Primer: May 7-13, 2007
Discussion with Guests: May 14 – 21, 2007
To participate, subscribe: http://www. nifl.gov/mailman/ listinfo/ Professionaldeve lopment
Moderator: Jackie Taylor, jataylor@utk. edu
Guest Participants (Biographies) : http://tinyurl. com/yrtktz
Preparation for Discussion: http://tinyurl.com/242bpg
This is a two-part discussion. Part I is a “discussion primer” and begins before the guest discussion. Part II is the online discussion with Guest Participants.
General Overview
Join the Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List to explore development, design, and facilitation considerations and implications with online and blended models of professional development. Subscribers will have the opportunity to view a Pod cast of the face-to-face panel discussion at the AALPD PreConference at COABE, interact with panelists and additional guests online, and plan next steps.
Part I: Discussion Primer - What’s Available in Online Professional Development?”
When: May 7-13, 2007
Join the list to share your state or organization’ s initiatives in providing online professional development, or to learn what is available to you in online professional development, any costs involved, whether credits (CEUs) are available, and more.
Part II: Guest Discussion - “Going the Distance: Online and Blended Models of Sustained Professional Development”
When: May 14 – 21, 2007
Join the list to participate in a guest discussion of online and blended professional development and professional development- at-a-distance.
Topics include (but are not limited to):
Teachers and Administrators:
Sharing qualities that attract practitioners to online and blended professional development and offering recommendations for designers/developer s;
Browsing online courses/tools from various providers and interacting with online course facilitators;
Discussing considerations in selecting online professional development and supporting participation;
Designers and Developers:
Sharing strategies and considerations for online and blended professional development and professional development- at-a-distance;
Examining ways to blend technology tools and other design implications to enhance professional development;
Exploring strategies for evaluating the effectiveness of online and blended models;
Online Facilitators (DE Teachers, Professional Developers, List Moderators):
Considering what skills and qualities make a good online presenter/trainer;
Sharing practical techniques, including facilitating interactivity and improving teacher retention;
All:
Discussing quality considerations specific to the online environment; and
Developing action agendas as individuals, teams, or as a field to advance online and blended professional development opportunities.
This discussion will build and expand upon issues explored in the recent AALPD PreConference at COABE, “Exploring the Potential for Online Professional Development.” http://www.aalpd. org/training/ 2007coabepreconf erence_agenda. html
GUESTS
Marie Cora ~ Adult Education Consultant
Barbara (Bee) Dieu ~ Teacher and Coordinator, Franco-Brazilian secondary school, Sao Paulo; TESOL EVO
Kristine Marane Góngora ~ Instructional Designer, ProLiteracy Worldwide
Dr. Dafne González ~ Full Professor, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela; TESOL EVO
Crystal Hack ~ GED-i Coordinator, Center for the Application of Information Technologies (CAIT), Western Illinois University
Dr. Elizabeth Hanson-Smith ~ Professor Emeritus at CSU, Sacramento; TESOL EVO
Debra L. Hargrove, Ed.D. ~ Coordinator Florida TechNet
Noreen S. Lopez ~ Adult Education Consultant
Susan Ohlsen ~ Project Manager, ProLiteracy America, Verizon Literacy Network
Dr. Leslie Petty ~ Associate Director, Project IDEAL, University of Michigan
Tim Ponder ~ Ohio Literacy Resource Center (OLRC)
Sharon Reynolds ~ Coordinator, Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Lynda Terrill ~ Technical Assistance and Web Coordinator, Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC
Marian Thacher ~ Director, Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN)
National Institute for Literacy
Adult Literacy Professional Development mailing list
ProfessionalDevelop ment@nifl. gov
To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl. gov/mailman/ listinfo/ professionaldeve lopment
Email delivered to ehansonsmi@yahoo. com
Professional Development section of the Adult Literacy Education Wiki
http://wiki. literacytent. org/index. php/Adult_ Literacy_ Professional_ Development